Barley flour vs. Watercress — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between barley flour and watercress

Barley flour is higher in selenium, fiber, vitamin B3, manganese, phosphorus, iron, copper, and carbs; however, watercress is richer in vitamin K and vitamin C.
Watercress's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 206% higher.
Barley flour has 58 times more carbs than watercress. While barley flour has 74.52g of carbs, watercress has only 1.29g.
Watercress has a lower glycemic index (32) than barley flour (70).

The food types used in this comparison are Barley flour or meal and Watercress, raw.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Barley flour

Watercress

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+357.1%
Contains more IronIron	+1240%
Contains more CopperCopper	+345.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1718.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+393.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-90.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+323.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+4088.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+275%

~equal in Potassium ~330mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Barley flour

Watercress

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+311.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+3034.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+207%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+75.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+113.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+11263.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+12.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.12mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	2.2µg	250µg	207%
Selenium	37.7µg	0.9µg	67%
Vitamin C	0mg	43mg	48%
Fiber	10.1g	0.5g	38%
Vitamin B3	6.269mg	0.2mg	38%
Phosphorus	296mg	60mg	34%
Manganese	1.034mg	0.244mg	34%
Iron	2.68mg	0.2mg	31%
Copper	0.343mg	0.077mg	30%
Carbs	74.52g	1.29g	24%
Vitamin B1	0.37mg	0.09mg	23%
Vitamin B6	0.396mg	0.129mg	21%
Magnesium	96mg	21mg	18%
Vitamin A	0µg	160µg	18%
Calories	345kcal	11kcal	17%
Zinc	2mg	0.11mg	17%
Protein	10.5g	2.3g	16%
Calcium	32mg	120mg	9%
Choline	37.8mg	9mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.771g	0.035g	5%
Vitamin E	0.57mg	1mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.145mg	0.31mg	3%
Fats	1.6g	0.1g	2%
Sodium	4mg	41mg	2%
Potassium	309mg	330mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.335g	0.027g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3g	21g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	329kcal	48kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	29g	909g	N/A
Net carbs	64.42g	0.79g	N/A
Sugar	0.8g	0.2g	N/A
Vitamin B2	0.114mg	0.12mg	0%
Folate	8µg	9µg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.205g	0.008g	0%
Tryptophan	0.175mg	0.03mg	0%
Threonine	0.356mg	0.133mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.383mg	0.093mg	0%
Leucine	0.713mg	0.166mg	0%
Lysine	0.391mg	0.134mg	0%
Methionine	0.202mg	0.02mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.589mg	0.114mg	0%
Valine	0.515mg	0.137mg	0%
Histidine	0.236mg	0.04mg	0%